Nonprofit board members and staff can start the year off strong by participating in a board boot camp on January 27 at McKenna Event Center. The day-long interactive workshop will provide tips, tools, handouts, networking opportunities, information and case studies to help strengthen local nonprofit leadership. The goal is to provide the tools needed for improved governance, financial management and overall operational success.

Alice Jewell named Distinguished Young Leader of New Braunfels. “Rising Stars: 40 Under 40” was the brainchild of the New Braunfels Jaycees leadership as a way to highlight community who have made a major impact on those around them. Alice Jewell, CEO of the McKenna Foundation, was selected as recipient, and she was met with applause as she approached the stage to accept the accolade.

The McKenna Foundation Board of Trustees announced today that it has selected Alice Jewell as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation, taking over with the retirement of Dr. Jerry Major, who served as Foundation CEO since 2011.

On May 9, the Texas Ski Ranch will host “Wake Up and Shred the Silence,” a teen suicide prevention campaign, during its 2015 Cablestock competition, which draws thousands of young adults and youth to the area.

The McKenna Foundation recently committed a strategic grant to Family Promise to help local families overcome homelessness. McKenna’s Board remains dedicated to the growing issue of homeless children and families in New Braunfels...

The McKenna Foundation committed $525,000 in seed funding over the next three years to the New Braunfels Area Community Foundation to support the organization in developing a structure for philanthropy in our community. This public charity is modeled...

The McKenna Foundation recently committed nearly $1 million to improve the health and well-being for residents of New Braunfels and Comal County. Grant allocations included $135,000 as seed funding to create the New Braunfels Area Community Foundation...

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McKenna is active in providing services to enhance the health and well-being of the New Braunfels community, serving as a partner and resource to others who share our goals, now and for future generations.